Big guns back for Utd

Stoke v Manchester United

Sun, 24 Oct, 2010 - 13:22

Stoke v Manchester United

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson made seven changes to his starting XI for the Barclays Premier League trip to Stoke as Wayne Rooney celebrated his 25th birthday away from the Britannia Stadium.

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